MMA News
UFC Phoenix salaries: Cain Velasquez made bank for Ngannou loss
Tom Taylor - February 22, 2019
Last Sunday night at UFC Phoenix, former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez returned to the cage after nearly three years away, where he battled fearsome heavyweight knockout artist Francis Ngannou. While this fight went rather disastrously for Velasquez — he was stopped in less than thirty seconds and injured his knee — he was at least well compensated for his efforts.
Coach Firas Zahabi explains why Georges St-Pierre is 'greatest mixed martial artist of all time'
Tom Taylor - February 22, 2019
Georges St-Pierre has called it a career. The Canadian mixed martial arts legend officially announced his retirement from the sport at a Thursday morning press conference. Tristar head coach Firas Zahabi, who served as St-Pierre’s chief handler, feels the former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion ended his career perfectly.
EXCLUSIVE | Liz Carmouche struggled to find willing opponent ahead of UFC Prague fight
Cole Shelton - February 22, 2019
Liz Carmouche last fought in July of 2018 and wanted to return sooner. She will finally get that chance on Saturday when the UFC makes its debut in the Czech Republic. “I’m ready to fight,” Carmouche said to BJPENN.com. “That’s what I’m looking forward to. I haven’t fought since July and I have been nagging the UFC. I have tried to get booked well before but I’m excited to finally be able to go out there and do what I do.”
UFC Prague weigh-in results: Headliners on point, two fighters miss weight
Tom Taylor - February 22, 2019
Tomorrow night, the UFC will touch down in the Czech Republic with the exciting UFC Prague card. This card will be topped by a light heavyweight contender bout between fearsome Pole Jan Blachowicz and Brazilian kamikaze Thiago Santos. The winner figures to fit right into the light heavyweight title picture.
ONE: Call to Greatness - live results and highlights
Tom Taylor - February 22, 2019
On Friday night in Singapore (Friday morning in the Western Hemisphere), ONE Championship returned to our screens with the exciting ONE: Call to Greatness card. The card was topped by a ONE Atomweight Muay Thai World Title fight between Thailand’s Stamp Fairtex and American Janet Todd. Stamp already owned the ONE Kickboxing Atomweight World Title, and sought to become a two-sport champion with a win.
Mackenzie Dern announces pregnancy
Tom Taylor - February 22, 2019
Fan favorite UFC flyweight contender Mackenzie Dern won’t be fighting for awhile. Early on Friday morning, Dern shared the exciting news that she is pregnant. See her announcement below:
EXCLUSIVE | Javier Mendez finds contradictions in Khabib Nurmagomedov's NAC punishments
Drake Riggs - February 21, 2019
It took the UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov a few months after his massive title defending win over Conor McGregor at UFC 229 to finally receive his fine and suspension from the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC). Of course, the punishments came in response to the post-fight scuffle that ensued following the fight between both Nurmagomedov and McGregor’s camps.
Opinion | Move over Brock Lesnar, Francis Ngannou should be next in line to challenge Daniel Cormier
Jordy McElroy - February 21, 2019
26 seconds. That’s the time it took for the human destroyer, Francis Ngannou, to put down arguably the greatest heavyweight fighter in MMA history at the UFC’s inaugural ESPN event.
Nick Diaz trolls 'b***h' Georges St-Pierre after retirement
Thomas Taylor - February 21, 2019
Georges St-Pierre is now officially retired. As expected, the Canadian MMA legend announced the end of his fighting career at a Thursday morning press conference at the Bell Centre in Montreal., the very same arena he fought in so many times. In the wake of this news, many top fighters took to social media to offer Georges St-Pierre messages of respect and congratulations. Not everybody, however, has love for the former welterweight and middleweight champ.
MMA stars pay tribute to retired Georges St-Pierre
Tom Taylor - February 21, 2019
Georges St-Pierre is officially retired. The former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion closed the curtains on his combat career at a Thursday morning press conference inside the Bell Center in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. As expected, the retirement of Georges St-Pierre generated lots of interesting reactions on social media — most notably some messages of congratulations and well-wishes from a host of his fellow fighters.
Israel Adesanya opens as betting favorite over Kelvin Gastelum
James Lynch - February 21, 2019
Israel Adesanya has opened as a slight betting favorite against Kelvin Gastelum for their interim middleweight title fight at UFC 236. Oddsmaker Nick Kalikas of BetDSI opened “Stylebender” as a -185 favorite (bet $185 to win $100) against Gastelum +155 (bet $100 to win $155) ahead of their clash on Apr. 13.
UFC Phoenix medical suspensions: Cain Velasquez gets lengthy sit after Ngannou loss
Cole Shelton - February 21, 2019
On Sunday, the UFC held its first show on big ESPN, where Cain Velasquez made his long-awaited return to the Octagon to take on Francis Ngannou in Phoenix, Arizona. The fight had tons of anticipation, and UFC Phoenix ultimately drew the best Fight Night viewershipnumbers in three years.
Georges St-Pierre explains why fight with "the best" Khabib Nurmagomedov didn't happen
Tom Taylor - February 21, 2019
Georges St-Pierre is now retired. The Canadian legend announced the end of his mixed martial arts career at a Thursday morning press conference at the Bell Center in Montreal, Quebec Canada. “There’s no tears. I’m very happy to do it,” St-Pierre said in the English portion of his retirement message. “In combat sports you should retire on top, that’s what I’m going to do. I’m happy I have the discipline to do it.”
BREAKING | Georges St-Pierre officially announces his retirement from MMA
Tom Taylor - February 21, 2019
As expected, Georges St-Pierre has announced his retirement from mixed martial arts. The former UFC middleweight and welterweight champion made this announcement at a press conference inside the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec Canada. Georges St-Pierre officially announces his retirement.
Report | UFC 237 moved from Curitiba to Rio de Janeiro
Tom Taylor - February 21, 2019
UFC 237, scheduled for May 11, will no longer be occurring in Curitiba, per a report from Combate. Due to a scheduling issue with the Curitiba football team Club Athletico Paranaense, the card will now go down in Rio de Janeiro on the same night.
ONE: A New Era in Tokyo is absolutely stacked
Tom Taylor - February 21, 2019
On March 31, Asian martial arts powerhouse ONE Championship will make its debut in the MMA hotbed of Tokyo, Japan with ONE: A New Era. This card, which will emanate from the hallowed Ryogoku Kokugikan Sumo Hall in the city’s Sumida ward, is absolutely stacked. The card will be topped by a whopping four ONE Championship title fights, including one champion-versus-champion showdown.
EXCLUSIVE | At UFC Prague Diego Ferreira knows he has to go for the finish
Cole Shelton - February 21, 2019
Diego Ferreira is looking to continue his win streak and work his way up the UFC lightweight rankings. Ferreira is coming off of a second-round TKO win over Kyle Nelson at UFC 231 and will now be taking on Rustam Khabilov at UFC Prague. There is no question Khabilov will be a tougher test for Ferreira, but the Brazilian is confident he has what it takes to end Khabilov’s six-fight winning streak.
Tyron Woodley responds to potential GSP retirement with interesting invitation
Tom Taylor - February 21, 2019
Reigning UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley has been chasing a fight with former welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre for years. Unfortunately for him, it now sounds as though St-Pierre is hanging up the gloves for good. The Canadian legend is expected to announce his retirement from mixed martial arts at a press conference in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, this very morning. Tyron Woodley, of course, is disappointed that he’ll likely never have the chance to test his mettle against the man many fans consider the greatest fighter of all time. That being said, he’s got an interesting solution.